Hurricane History Map

1982 Western North Pacific season

28 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1982, from 14 March 1982 to 11 December 1982.

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Years1982
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Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

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The 1982 season in numbers

The record holds 28 storms for the 1982 Western North Pacific season, of which 25 had names.25 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 19 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 12 were major (category 3 or more). 1 has no wind speed in the record.

  • 28storms
  • 25tropical storm strength or more
  • 19typhoon strength or more
  • 12major (category 3 to 5)
  • 360accumulated cyclone energy

Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the squared wind speed of every position of 34 knots or more, divided by 10,000. It is approximate here because the winds are 1-minute equivalents, and it is mostly useful for comparing seasons of one basin.

Strongest storms of 1982

  • Bess (1982)21 July 1982 to 6 August 1982, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 900 hPa
  • Mac (1982)29 September 1982 to 12 October 1982, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 895 hPa
  • Cecil (1982)1 August 1982 to 19 August 1982, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 920 hPa
  • Ellis (1982)17 August 1982 to 4 September 1982, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 915 hPa
  • Andy (1982)21 July 1982 to 1 August 1982, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 930 hPa

All 28 storms of 1982

StormPeak
Mamie Tropical storm
Nelson Category 3
Odessa Category 1
Pat Category 3
Ruby Category 1
Tess:val Tropical storm
Skip Tropical storm
Winona Tropical storm
Bess Category 5
Andy Category 4
Cecil Category 4
Dot Category 1
Faye Category 2
Ellis Category 4
Gordon Category 3
Hope Tropical storm
Judy Category 2
Irving Category 2
Ken Category 3
Lola Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Mac Category 5
Nancy Category 4
Owen Category 3
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Pamela Category 3
Roger Category 1

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